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Ordinary Rod

SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set
Uncommon · #171/202

Ordinary Rod #171/202 (SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set) is worth about $0.34 today for a Reverse Holofoil copy, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-27, up 3% over 30 days. Non-holo copies are $0.22.

This card has 4 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-27): Reverse Holofoil from SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set $0.34 (this page), Holofoil from Prize Pack Series Cards $5.10, Normal from Prize Pack Series Cards $1.11, Normal from SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set $0.22 (on this page's chart).

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Ordinary Rod #171/202 is trending up: $0.34 today, up 3% in 30 days and 33% below its high of $0.51 (2026-05-04), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but near its low of $0.30 (2026-08-31). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

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$0.34
▲ 3.0% · 30d
Reverse Holofoil · TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-12
condition prices as of 2026-10-12; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
buy:TCGplayer ↗eBay ↗all marketplaces ↓
Recent sales
eBay sold ↗
every completed sale, live
PSA 10
no graded listings
eBay sold search ↗
vs HIGH
−33.3%
$0.51 · 2026-05-04
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$0.14
lowest listing · market $0.34
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
no listings
no scan yet
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$0.34
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $0.34 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer only, no eBay scan yet
TCGplayer market$0.34verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$0.14
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
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Choose 1 or both: • Shuffle up to 2 Pokémon from your discard pile into your deck. • Shuffle up to 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck.

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PRICE FAQ

What is Ordinary Rod (SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set) worth today?

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Ordinary Rod [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $0.34 as of 2026-10-27. Non-holo copies are $0.22.

Is Ordinary Rod going up or down in price?

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Ordinary Rod #171/202 is trending up: $0.34 today, up 3% in 30 days and 33% below its high of $0.51 (2026-05-04), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but near its low of $0.30 (2026-08-31). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 3.0% over 7 days, up 6.3% over 90 days, down 27.7% over a year.

What is the all-time high price for Ordinary Rod?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Ordinary Rod came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Ordinary Rod [Reverse Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $0.51 (2026-05-04) and bottomed at $0.30 (2026-08-31).

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